US12594212B1ActiveUtility

Hand massager

Assignee: NINGBO CHAOGE HEALTH TECH CO LTDPriority: Jun 24, 2025Filed: Jun 24, 2025Granted: Apr 7, 2026
Est. expiryJun 24, 2045(~18.9 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:LU YAQIU
A61H 23/02A61H 2201/0176A61H 2201/0153A61H 2201/0103A61H 2201/1409A61H 2201/1638A61H 2205/067A61H 2201/5056A61H 9/0078
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Claims

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a hand massager, comprising: a first housing and a second housing, which are detachably connected; arc-shaped thumb holes arranged on the first housing and the second housing for insertion of a thumb; and a reset mechanism, comprising two fixing rods parallelly arranged on the first housing, as well as an elastic member and a movable block provided on each fixing rod; and a connection mechanism arranged between the two movable blocks and moving along with the movable blocks.

Claims

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         1 . A hand massager, comprising:
 a first housing and a second housing that are detachably connected;   arc-shaped thumb holes arranged on the first housing and the second housing configured for insertion of a thumb;   a reset mechanism, comprising two fixing rods parallelly arranged on the first housing, as well as an elastic member and a movable block provided on each of the two fixing rods;   a connection mechanism arranged between the two movable blocks and moving along with the two movable blocks;   an airbag mechanism that is arranged inside the first housing and the second housing and is detachably connected to the connection mechanism; and   a drive mechanism arranged on the first housing for driving the connection mechanism and the airbag mechanism to move.   
     
     
         2 . The hand massager according to  claim 1 , wherein the drive mechanism comprises a horizontal plate fixed on the first housing, a first control valve is embedded inside the horizontal plate, and a top of the first control valve is connected to pushing airbags, wherein there are two pushing airbags that are parallelly arranged. 
     
     
         3 . The hand massager according to  claim 1 , wherein the reset mechanism further comprises a plurality of fixed blocks secured on the first housing, each of the plurality fixed blocks is internally provided with one of the two fixing rods, and each of the fixing rods is sleeved with the respective movable block and elastic member, wherein the elastic member is a spring, and both ends of the elastic member abut against an end face of the fixed block and an end face of the movable block, respectively. 
     
     
         4 . The hand massager according to  claim 3 , wherein each of the fixing rods comprises an insertion rod, a stopping rod, and a sliding rod, wherein the insertion rod is embedded in the fixed block, the stopping rod is arranged at an end of the insertion rod, the sliding rod is located between two insertion rods, and the movable block is sleeved on the sliding rod. 
     
     
         5 . The hand massager according to  claim 4 , wherein a diameter of the stopping rod is larger than a diameter of the insertion rod. 
     
     
         6 . The hand massager according to  claim 3 , wherein the connection mechanism comprises a fixing plate secured between the two movable blocks, a base plate is arranged at a bottom of the fixing plate, and a plurality of reinforcing ribs are provided between the fixing plate and the base plate. 
     
     
         7 . The hand massager according to  claim 6 , wherein the connection mechanism further comprises a plurality of through holes formed on the fixing plate, an edge of each through hole is provided with an elastic silicone clamping block, and an interior of the clamping block is engaged with a clamping rod. 
     
     
         8 . The hand massager according to  claim 7 , wherein the airbag mechanism comprises four independent airbag finger sleeves, each airbag finger sleeve having a connecting block at a proximal end thereof, one end of the connecting block is provided with a second control valve, and distal ends of the airbag finger sleeves are connected as a whole via a connecting plate. 
     
     
         9 . The hand massager according to  claim 8 , wherein the airbag mechanism further comprises a clamping hole formed on a side of the connecting block, and the clamping rod is inserted into the clamping hole. 
     
     
         10 . The hand massager according to  claim 8 , wherein the airbag finger sleeves are configured to correspond to an index finger, a middle finger, a ring finger, and a little finger, respectively. 
     
     
         11 . A hand massager, comprising:
 a first housing and a second housing, wherein both sides of the first and second housings are provided with arc-shaped thumb holes configured for insertion of a thumb;   a reset mechanism, comprising two fixing rods arranged in parallel on the first housing, as well as an elastic member and a movable block provided on each of the two fixing rods;   a connection mechanism arranged between the two movable blocks and moving along with the two movable blocks;   an airbag mechanism mounted on the connection mechanism, wherein the airbag mechanism comprises at least four independent airbag finger sleeves configured for accommodating fingers, the airbag finger sleeves are provided with a connecting plate, and distal ends of the airbag finger sleeves are connected as a whole via the connecting plate; and   a drive mechanism arranged on the first housing, wherein the drive mechanism acts on the connection mechanism;   wherein the drive mechanism is configured to drive the connection mechanism to move the airbag mechanism away from the reset mechanism to stretch fingers when inflated, and the reset mechanism is configured to provide a restoring force to drive the connection mechanism to reset the airbag mechanism when the drive mechanism is deflated.   
     
     
         12 . The hand massager according to  claim 11 , wherein the reset mechanism further comprises a fixed block secured to the first housing; one of the two fixing rods is fixedly arranged on the fixed block; the respective movable block is slidably sleeved on the fixing rod, the connection mechanism being fixedly connected to the movable block; and the respective elastic member is sleeved on the fixing rod, one end of the elastic member abutting against the fixed block and the other end abutting against the movable block. 
     
     
         13 . The hand massager according to  claim 12 , wherein the fixing rod comprises an insertion rod, a stopping rod, and a sliding rod with different diameters, wherein the insertion rod is embedded in the fixed block, the stopping rod has a larger diameter than the insertion rod to prevent the fixing rod from dislodging, and the movable block is slidably sleeved on the sliding rod with a clearance fit. 
     
     
         14 . The hand massager according to  claim 12 , wherein the connection mechanism comprises:
 a fixing plate fixedly connected to the movable block of the reset mechanism;   a base plate arranged at a distance from the fixing plate; and   a plurality of reinforcing ribs connected between the fixing plate and the base plate, wherein the plurality of reinforcing ribs are distributed in a triangular pattern to enhance a bending stiffness of the connection mechanism;   wherein the drive mechanism acts on the base plate.   
     
     
         15 . The hand massager according to  claim 14 , wherein the fixing plate is provided with a plurality of through holes, an edge of each through hole is equipped with a clamping block, and an interior of the clamping block is provided with a groove;
 the airbag mechanism further comprises a connecting block arranged at a proximal end of each airbag finger sleeve, with a clamping hole formed on a side of the connecting block; the connection mechanism further comprises a L-shaped clamping rod, one end of which is inserted into the groove of the clamping block to form an interference fit, and the other end is inserted into the clamping hole of the connecting block to achieve detachable locking between the airbag finger sleeve and the connection mechanism.   
     
     
         16 . The hand massager according to  claim 14 , wherein the drive mechanism comprises a horizontal plate fixed to the first housing, a first control valve is embedded inside the horizontal plate, and a top of the first control valve is connected to pushing airbags, wherein there are two pushing airbags that are arranged in parallel and located below the base plate. 
     
     
         17 . The hand massager according to  claim 11 , wherein there are four airbag finger sleeves, which are configured to correspond to an index finger, a middle finger, a ring finger, and a little finger, respectively. 
     
     
         18 . A hand massager, comprising:
 a first housing and a second housing that are detachably connected, with arc-shaped thumb holes provided on sidewalls thereof;   a reset mechanism, comprising two fixing rods arranged in parallel on the first housing, as well as an elastic member and a movable block arranged on each fixing rod;   a connection mechanism arranged between the two movable blocks and moving along with the two movable blocks; and   an airbag mechanism, comprising at least four independent airbag finger sleeves, each with a connecting block at a proximal end thereof, wherein the connecting block is connected to a fixing plate;   wherein the reset mechanism is configured to drive the fixing plate and the connected airbag finger sleeves to move in a first direction when inflated, and drive the fixing plate and the connected airbag finger sleeves to move in a second direction opposite to the first direction when deflated, thereby forming a reciprocating massage motion.   
     
     
         19 . The hand massager according to  claim 18 , wherein distal ends of the airbag finger sleeves are provided with a connecting plate, and the airbag finger sleeves are connected as a whole via the connecting plate, wherein a width of the connecting plate covers a distribution area of all airbag finger sleeves. 
     
     
         20 . The hand massager according to  claim 18 , further comprising a drive mechanism arranged on the first housing, wherein the drive mechanism comprises a horizontal plate fixed to the first housing, a first control valve is embedded inside the horizontal plate, and a top of the first control valve is connected to pushing airbags, wherein there are two pushing airbags that are arranged in parallel.

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